About Josh Zyber

Josh Zyber is a veteran movie and video disc reviewer from Laserdisc to DVD and beyond. He's previously written for DVDFile.com, DVDTalk.com and Home Theater magazine. These days, he wastes most of his free time managing this blog and writing the occasional Blu-ray review for High-Def Digest.

Welcome back to Week 2 of The Bonus View. How was everybody’s weekend? Because I am a nerd, I spent my Saturday at the official G.I. Joe Collectors’ Convention, which was held this year in Providence, RI. My intent was to talk to ...

Ever since ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ got away with it nine years ago (has it really been that long?), numerous other shows have attempted to recapture the magic of the “special musical episode.” Honestly, it’s become a tired clic...

Get this. Screenwriter J.D. Shapiro has apologized for writing the notorious ‘Battlefield Earth’. Or, at least, he apologized for being partially responsible for it. He claims that the draft of the script he turned in was much bet...

As the guy from ‘RoboCop’ might say, “I’d buy that for a dollar!” Some crafty devil has made a miniature theater for an iPhone out of a shoebox. It has seats and curtains, and even a tiny usher. Do-It-Yourself kits are available f...

We’ve had a tremendous response to our Kick-Off Contest so far. This is just a reminder that today is the deadline for entry. If you’d like a chance to win the Panasonic DMP-BD50 Blu-ray player, you must submit your pick for favor...

OK, so this doesn’t have a lot to do with home theater, per se. I’m justifying it because “gaming” is allegedly a topic we’ll be covering here, and this is too freakin’ cool not to post. Some wonderful genius has recreated the ent...

ABC’s new series ‘Happy Town’ premiers tonight. I’ve seen some of the commercials, but I know very little about the show. I gather that it’s some sort of small town, ‘Twin Peaks’-wannabe murder mystery. There are a few interesting...

I adore Kristin Chenoweth. I’m still sad that ‘Pushing Daisies’ was canceled. She proved a perfect fit for ‘Glee’ during her first appearance earlier this season, though. I wish the producers would find a way to add her to the cas...

I think we can all agree that ’24’ is long past its prime. The show peaked in Season 5, when Jack took down President Logan. Season 6 was an unholy abomination of recycled storylines. Season 7 seemed like somewhat of a return to f...

Since there’s no new episode of ‘Lost’ this week, I figured this would be as good a time as any to look back at last week’s episode, ‘The Last Recruit’. The past six years have been a long, crazy ride, haven’t they? I have to assu...

Tuesday is a crowded night for HDTV viewing in my household. I have no fewer than 4 shows set to record that night each week. ‘Lost’ is of course Day 1 appointment viewing, and will merit its own post in this blog. I really like t...

2010 is shaping up to be a huge year for 3-D, both in theaters and on home video. Numerous manufacturers will be releasing 3-D capable televisions and Blu-ray players. I’ve posted some technical info about the new 3-D Blu-ray stan...

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